Your Opportunity

We are seeking a hands-on Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain reliable ELT pipelines and production-grade analytics models in Snowflake.

This role requires strong SQL expertise, deep DBT experience, and demonstrated ability to independently build and troubleshoot end-to-end data pipelines — from ingestion (APIs, change data capture) through transformation and BI consumption.

The ideal candidate takes ownership of data systems, proactively identifies failure points, and delivers production-ready solutions without sustained oversight.

Your Responsibilities

ELT Pipeline Development

• Design and implement end-to-end ELT pipelines into Snowflake.
• Build and maintain ingestion pipelines from:
  • Third-party APIs
  • SaaS platforms
  • Internal application databases
• Implement and maintain Change Data Capture (CDC) processes.
• Ensure incremental loading, idempotency, and data consistency.
• Diagnose and resolve ingestion failures independently.

Data Modeling & Transformation (DBT)

• Design layered DBT models (staging, intermediate, marts).
• Write high-quality, performant SQL transformations.
• Implement incremental models and testing strategies.
• Optimize transformations for cost and performance in Snowflake.
• Ensure transformations are production-ready and validated prior to deployment.

Data Quality & Monitoring

• Implement data validation and anomaly detection checks.
• Design monitoring around pipeline failure modes.
• Perform structured root cause analysis for data discrepancies.
• Ensure production datasets are complete, timely, and trustworthy.

Production Ownership

• Drive work from design through deployment.
• Validate outputs prior to release.
• Monitor deployed pipelines and models.
• Proactively address data gaps or inconsistencies.
• Document assumptions, transformations, and dependencies clearly.

BI & Collaboration

• Partner with analytics and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Support Looker semantic modeling and dashboard reliability.
• Communicate technical tradeoffs clearly and concisely.

The responsibilities listed above may not be all inclusive.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in data engineering or analytics engineering.
• Advanced SQL proficiency (window functions, performance tuning, complex joins).
• Hands-on experience building DBT models in a production environment.
• Experience working with Snowflake or similar cloud data warehouse.
• Experience building and maintaining ELT pipelines.
• Experience implementing Change Data Capture (CDC).
• Experience integrating and ingesting data from external APIs.
• Demonstrated ability to independently diagnose and resolve pipeline and data quality issues.
• Experience deploying production-ready data assets with minimal oversight.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Git-based workflows and CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions, dbt Cloud).
• Experience designing data monitoring frameworks.
• Experience with Looker or similar BI tools.
• Familiarity with orchestration tools.

What We're Looking For

We value engineers who:

• Take full ownership of data systems.
• Think critically about edge cases and failure modes.
• Identify problems before stakeholders do.
• Drive initiatives to production completion.
• Communicate clearly and proactively.
• Understand that reliability is as important as functionality

Operational Details

• Job location is based at Scion headquarters in Chicago, IL
• Working hours are general daytime business hours

Your Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k Matching
• Paid Maternity Leave
• FLSA Status
• Discretionary annual EOY bonus
• Paid Time Off

The Scion Group LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, color, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, physical or mental disability (as long as the employee/applicant is otherwise qualified for the job with or without a reasonable accommodation), genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, marital status, uniformed service, veteran status, pregnancy or other legally protected status or category under federal or state law. The Scion Group LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in all locations in which the Company has properties. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, training and other terms and conditions of employment. The Scion Group LLC is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunities.

WHO WE ARE:  

Aviatrix® is pioneering the Cloud Native Security Fabric — the architecture the Containment Era requires. The Cloud Native Security Fabric governs every workload communication path across every cloud, every VPC, every Kubernetes cluster, and every serverless function, from a single policy plane. One rule. Universal propagation. Enforced at the workload, not at a chokepoint. Trusted by more than 500 of the world's leading enterprises. For more information, visit aviatrix.ai. 

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are looking for a seasoned Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team and take ownership of our CI/CD ecosystem, cloud infrastructure automation, and developer platform. This is a journey-level, fully qualified position where you will independently design and drive solutions across complex, diverse projects — bringing both technical depth and collaborative leadership to everything you do.

You will work at the intersection of infrastructure engineering, AI-driven tooling, and modern cloud operations, partnering closely with development and TechOps teams to accelerate delivery cycles and ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of our systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain robust, scalable CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments, applying industry best practices to optimize delivery speed and system reliability.
• Automate the provisioning and lifecycle management of cloud resources (VMs, EC2, and more) using Infrastructure as Code — with Terraform as the primary tool — ensuring consistent, repeatable, and auditable deployments.
• Manage and optimize cloud networking configurations, supporting complex developer workflows and infrastructure scalability requirements.
• Integrate AI and large language model (LLM) capabilities into DevOps tooling and developer workflows, including leveraging Model Context Protocol (MCP) for intelligent automation and context-aware pipeline tooling.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to identify bottlenecks, reduce toil, and continuously improve the release process.
• Apply security best practices to deployment pipelines and cloud infrastructure, proactively identifying and remediating vulnerabilities.
• Monitor, observe, and optimize infrastructure performance, taking initiative to resolve complex issues before they impact customers.
• Evaluate emerging tools and technologies — particularly in the AI/LLM space — and provide guidance on how to incorporate them effectively into organization workflows.
• Communicate technical strategies and recommendations clearly to senior internal and external stakeholders, adapting your approach to diverse audiences and often driving alignment on difficult decisions.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of related DevOps/infrastructure engineering experience (or 3 years with a Master’s degree or equivalent experience).
• Deep, hands-on expertise with Terraform for infrastructure as code — this is a must-have.
• Hands-on, production-level experience building and deploying AI/LLM-integrated systems — this is a must-have. You have worked directly with large language model APIs, designed AI-assisted workflows, and shipped real tooling powered by LLMs in an engineering or DevOps context.
• Hands-on, production-level experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) — this is a must-have. You have implemented MCP-based integrations to build intelligent, context-aware developer tools, automation pipelines, or agent workflows, not just read about it.
• Strong command of CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI, or similar).
• Experience provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure (EC2, VMs, VPCs, IAM, etc.).
• Solid understanding of cloud networking concepts (VPCs, subnets, security groups, load balancers, DNS).
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, resolve ambiguous and complex problems, and deliver high-quality solutions with minimal supervision.

Preferred:

• Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, or container orchestration platforms.
• Familiarity with GitOps workflows (e.g., ArgoCD, Flux).
• Scripting proficiency in Python, Bash, or Go.
• Knowledge of observability tooling (Datadog, Prometheus/Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
• Experience building internal developer platforms (IDPs).

US Pay Range:

The US National annual base salary range for this full-time position is $131,500-$154,700 + benefits + 401(k) match + equity. The pay range is determined by the role, work location, job-related skills, level, experience and relevant education. [Certain roles are eligible to earn sales commission, depending on the terms of the applicable plan.] The range displayed is the minimum and maximum target base salary and is applicable only for new hires for the listed position located in the US. Your Talent Advisor can share more details regarding salary ranges, benefits, and equity for your location during the hiring process.

As a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, you'll be the guardian of our platform's reliability and performance, ensuring millions of hospitality transactions flow seamlessly across the globe. You'll architect and implement scalable AWS cloud solutions that keep the most ambitious hotels running 24/7, while fostering a culture of automation, resilience, and continuous improvement across our engineering teams.

Our SRE Team:

We're a bottom-up, collaborative team that thrives on healthy debate and shared ownership of our infrastructure. You'll have endless opportunities to influence architecture decisions while working with cutting-edge cloud technologies at scale. We believe the best solutions come from engineers who are empowered to innovate, experiment, and challenge the status quo.

What You Bring to the Team:

• Design and implement a reliable and scalable AWS architecture to meet the needs of the organization.
• Maintain and support highly loaded Kubernetes (EKS) clusters and infrastructure-related components.
• Support the CICD process with ArgoCD and GitOps.
• Automate the platform deployments with Terraform infrastructure-as-code.
• Develop and continuously improve product Observability and Monitoring systems based on the Grafana, Prometheus, DataDog, and Cloudwatch.
• Respond and participate with Incident Management and Root Cause Analysis, ensuring minimal impact on services.
• Optimize system performance and troubleshoot issues as they arise.
• Collaborate with development teams to establish monitoring best practices and ensure systems meet reliability targets. 
• Collaborate with security teams to implement and maintain security best practices.
• Infrastructure support rotation providing guidance to other engineering teams.

What Sets You Up for Success:

• 5+ years of experience as a DevOps or SRE working within the AWS ecosystem.
• 5+ years of experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and Helm charts.
• Experience with designing, building, and supporting CI/CD pipelines with ArgoCD and GitHub actions.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code methodologies with Terraform.
• Experience with Observability and Monitoring with Grafana, Prometheus, DataDog, and Cloudwatch.
• Experience with Incident Management, full-stack troubleshooting, performance analysis, and root cause analysis (RCA).
• Experience with Web application systems such as Nginx, Ingress controllers, load balancing, and Content Delivery Networks. 
• Experience with Databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Aurora) and Middleware technologies (Redis, Memcached, and SQS)
• Good networking skills with VPC, Security Groups, and Network ACLs.
• Ability to work remotely and manage your own time in a global team.
• Good written and verbal communication in English.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Bonus Skills to Stand Out:

• Advanced experience with Database Administration (Aurora, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Experience working in a PCI-compliant environment.
• Experience working with Kong API Gateway.

Compensation: Depending on your skills and experience, you can expect your annual compensation to be between $145,000 - $165,000

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Software Architect – Inspire11  

Elevens, as we call ourselves here, are curiously smart, purposefully scrappy, and dedicated to the highest standard of quality. By being true to ourselves and others, we create a respectful environment that enhances collaboration, drives growth through high expectations, and ensures alignment with our core values. Inspire11 is more than a modern business and technology consulting firm; we're a revolution. We work differently — and it shows. Every move we make is tied to measurable value, and our success aligns with our clients’ success. We partner to simplify the complex, solve sustainably, and stay ahead by continuously pushing our own thinking forward. Value creation isn't something we talk about — it's something we live, every day. 

At Inspire11, we're not just offering a job; we're providing a platform for you to transform the future. You'll feel right at home here if you think differently, build boldly, and lead with impact. We're a place where your unique perspective is valued, your boldness is celebrated, and your potential is unleashed. 

• Growth Through Challenge:  We hold ourselves to the highest standards of excellence and accountability. At Inspire11, we are committed to delivering exceptional results and empowering our employees to take ownership of their work and drive meaningful impact. You'll work alongside elite consultants who challenge you to expand your skills and think even more creatively. 
  
• The Autonomy to Do Your Best Work: Here, outcomes matter more than outputs. It's about the value we create. You'll have the autonomy to shape your work, drive decisions, and make an impact—not just for our clients but for your growth. You'll be challenged to think strategically, anticipate needs, and solve problems. Bold thinking, creative approaches, and challenging conventional wisdom are part of our DNA. Our clients rely on us to lead them into what's next. 
• Diverse Perspectives Driving Innovative Solutions: We champion inclusivity and authenticity, knowing that diverse perspectives drive better solutions. You'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work, knowing that's where true innovation happens. We also believe that doing great work should be fun. Our culture thrives on energy, camaraderie, and appreciating the unique contributions that make Inspire11 an amazing place. Our teams get energy from being the best they can be. 

What you can expect in this role: 

• Lead highly collaborative, cross-functional development teams across multiple client projects in diverse industries
• Partner with key stakeholders (CIOs, CTOs, Directors, and business leaders) to shape and drive strategic technology initiatives
• Own the full software development lifecycle—from requirements gathering and architecture through implementation and rollout
• Design, develop, and support complex, mission-critical applications and systems
• Define and maintain architecture standards, best practices, and technical guidelines
• Contribute to the evolution and enhancement of both new and existing applications, platforms, and components 

Tools for success: 

• Experience architecting and delivering end-to-end software solutions—from modern front-end interfaces (React) to scalable back-end systems and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure)
• Proven full-stack development skills with deep expertise in JavaScript (React, Node.js), Java/Kotlin, Python, and designing/documenting APIs
• Adept at selecting the right tools, languages, and frameworks to match the needs of each unique software solution
• Skilled in working directly with clients to lead projects from ideation to delivery in fast-paced, collaborative environments
• Experienced with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), and modern version control using Git
• Skilled in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) with a strong foundation in database design and development using both relational and non-relational systems (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
• Passionate about mentoring, continuous learning, and shaping a modern, forward-thinking engineering culture
• Actively explores AI/ML technologies and integrates them into solutions; stays current with trends in the evolving AI landscape 

This role requires the willingness and ability to be onsite at the Inspire11 or client location depending on project needs to maximize in-person collaboration and build stronger relationships. 

Inspire11 is unable to sponsor employment visas at this time. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment. 

Inspire11’s Privacy Policy: https://www.inspire11.com/privacy-policy/  

For more information regarding our compensation and benefit offerings please see below: 

Software Engineer – Inspire11  

Elevens, as we call ourselves here, are curiously smart, purposefully scrappy, and dedicated to the highest standard of quality. By being true to ourselves and others, we create a respectful environment that enhances collaboration, drives growth through high expectations, and ensures alignment with our core values. Inspire11 is more than a modern business and technology consulting firm; we're a revolution. We work differently — and it shows. Every move we make is tied to measurable value, and our success aligns with our clients’ success. We partner to simplify the complex, solve sustainably, and stay ahead by continuously pushing our own thinking forward. Value creation isn't something we talk about — it's something we live, every day. 

At Inspire11, we're not just offering a job; we're providing a platform for you to transform the future. You'll feel right at home here if you think differently, build boldly, and lead with impact. We're a place where your unique perspective is valued, your boldness is celebrated, and your potential is unleashed. 

• Growth Through Challenge:  We hold ourselves to the highest standards of excellence and accountability. At Inspire11, we are committed to delivering exceptional results and empowering our employees to take ownership of their work and drive meaningful impact. You'll work alongside elite consultants who challenge you to expand your skills and think even more creatively. 

• The Autonomy to Do Your Best Work: Here, outcomes matter more than outputs. It's about the value we create. You'll have the autonomy to shape your work, drive decisions, and make an impact—not just for our clients but for your growth. You'll be challenged to think strategically, anticipate needs, and solve problems. Bold thinking, creative approaches, and challenging conventional wisdom are part of our DNA. Our clients rely on us to lead them into what's next. 
• Diverse Perspectives Driving Innovative Solutions: We champion inclusivity and authenticity, knowing that diverse perspectives drive better solutions. You'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work, knowing that's where true innovation happens. We also believe that doing great work should be fun. Our culture thrives on energy, camaraderie, and appreciating the unique contributions that make Inspire11 an amazing place. Our teams get energy from being the best they can be. 

What you can expect in this role: 

• Collaborate closely with clients to design and build custom technology solutions tailored to business needs.
• Develop responsive, declarative front-end user interfaces using ReactJS and modern JavaScript libraries, while also building complex back-end systems using Java (or Scala/Kotlin), C#, Node.js, or Python. 
• Design, develop, and support critical applications and system components from end to end.  
• Write and execute unit tests; troubleshoot and recommend solutions for complex technical issues.
• Contribute to ongoing enhancement of both new and existing applications across the full stack. 

Tools for success: 

• Contribute to ongoing enhancement of both new and existing applications across the full stack. 
• Proficient in full-stack development with expertise in either modern JavaScript & React, or backend-languages like Java, Kotlin, Python, etc., along with API design and documentation 
• Experienced with both relational and non-relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB), and database schema design.   
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (primarily AWS), containerization tools (e.g., Docker), and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions).   
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and version control using Git.   
• Passion to mentor other engineers, driving technical excellence, while contributing to a strong engineering culture.
• Actively explores and integrates AI/ML technologies into development workflows; stays up to date on the rapidly evolving AI landscape and market trends.   
• Committed to continuous learning and staying current with evolving technology trends, frameworks, and best practices.   
• Excellent communicator with the ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments and take initiative across varied responsibilities.    

This role requires the willingness and ability to be onsite at the Inspire11 or client location depending on project needs to maximize in-person collaboration and build stronger relationships. 

Inspire11 is unable to sponsor employment visas at this time. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment. 

Inspire11’s Privacy Policy: https://www.inspire11.com/privacy-policy/  

For more information regarding our compensation and benefit offerings please see below: 

U.S. Compensation & Benefits  

Compensation at Inspire11 
Inspire11 follows Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Illinois Equal Wage Act, and the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003. We believe that people performing the same role at the same level, with similar levels of ability or experience, should be similarly compensated. We also believe that the most critical factors driving compensation should be an Eleven’s skill, experience, performance, responsibility, and effort. We may also consider an employee’s length of service, relevant education, training, or certification, and the requirements of a specific job. We may also consider whether the cost of living or competition for talent in specific markets requires adjustments in compensation for employees in those markets. Our goal is to fairly compensate all our Elevens based on these factors within the Company’s financial ability.   

Compensation may be increased or decreased at Inspire11’s discretion based on an employee’s performance reviews, market conditions, and the Company’s financial performance. Inspire11 will always notify an employee in writing before any change is made to their compensation.  

Bonuses 
We may allow employees in Sales, Recruiting, or Leadership to earn periodic bonuses based on sales, revenue, client-specific or practice-specific targets. These targets are communicated to each eligible employee via offer letter or annual update. All such target-based bonuses are calculated based on the Company and an individual’s periodic performance and will only be awarded if: (a) the employee is meeting performance expectations and is an employee in good standing of the Company; (b) the target is met; and (c) the Company’s current financial performance and market conditions permit the bonus to be paid out. All periodic bonuses are discretionary and are earned only when paid out.   

Each year, the Company will decide whether the Company’s financial performance, market performance, and business realities allow it to create an annual bonus pool. If the Company decides that annual bonuses may be awarded, then the Leadership Team will grant annual bonuses to employees in good standing based on the same factors discussed in the previous paragraph while also considering employees’ diligence, performance, expertise, skill, judgment, and experience. To be eligible to participate in this annual bonus pool, an employee must be hired by no later than October 1st of the preceding year. Annual bonuses and merit increases may be prorated based on hire date. Employees eligible for target-based periodic bonuses are not eligible to participate in the annual bonus pool.   

Options or Other Equity in Inspire11 
Inspire11 has a legacy program that allowed certain high-performing employees to purchase shares of the Company through an affiliate. The Company also has a newer program that grants options annually to high-performing employees based on their performance reviews, their managers’ recommendation, and leadership approval. These options have a vesting period associated with them.  

Benefits 
Full-time employees are eligible for the following contributory benefits, where premiums are partially paid by the Company and partially by the employee:   

• Medical insurance plans, 
• Dental insurance plans, and  
• Vision insurance plans.  

Full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits provided wholly by the Company:  

• Short-term disability, providing for a benefit of 60% of an employee’s salary up to a maximum of $2,000 per week for up to 11 weeks after a 7-day waiting period; 
• Long-term disability, providing for 60% of an employee’s salary up to a maximum of $10,000 per month for the time period from the 91st day after a qualifying event through the earlier of the end of the disability or age 67; 
• Life insurance, providing for a benefit of two times the employee’s annual salary, up to a maximum payout of $400,000;   
• A connectivity stipend of $325 annually; 
• Employee Assistance Program, providing for confidential counseling sessions, 24-hour crisis support, online peer support groups, skills training, behavioral health coaching, initial free legal consultations (and discounted rates on referred lawyers), online legal forms, assistance with eldercare and parenting services, among other things.  

Full-time employees are also eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) plan, which allows employees to contribute to a standard or Roth IRA. According to a vesting schedule, the Company matches 100% of employee contributions up to 3% of an employee’s salary.  

Depending on eligibility and their elections, full-time employees may also have access to certain tax-advantaged savings accounts set up through the Company, into which employees contribute withheld funds:   

• Flexible savings accounts
• Limited-purpose flexible savings accounts  
• Healthcare savings accounts
• Dependent care savings accounts  
• Commuter benefit accounts  

Paid Time Off and Leave 
Inspire11 grants all eligible employees any statutory leave required by federal, Illinois, or other applicable law, such as FMLA, bereavement, sick leave, emergency leave, jury duty or witness leave, and VESSA leave.   

In addition, Inspire11 has a self-managed paid time off policy (PTO) that does not set predetermined upper limits on the amount of PTO an employee may take. All PTO must be requested in advance and approved by the appropriate supervisor to ensure client work can continue. All full-time employees are expected to take a minimum of one week of PTO each year.   

Inspire11 offers paid parental leave to full-time employees who have been with the company for at least one year. Birthing parents are eligible for up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, while non-birthing parents are eligible for up to 6 weeks. Short-term disability (STD) benefits are also provided following childbirth. When combined with PTO and STD, birthing parents may receive a total of 18–20 weeks of paid leave. Lastly, Inspire11 has eight paid holidays.  

Other Benefits 
Inspire11 also maintains other programs that provide additional benefits to employees, such as:   

• Impact to 11: a charitable giving matching program where, after being employed by Inspire11 for a year, employees may request that a qualifying charity receive up to $500 in matching donations each year. 
• Professional development benefits for qualifying employees: a program allowing for reimbursement of certain course materials and costs on a discretionary basis for employees who have been at Inspire11 for at least 6 months, with supervisor’s approval. 
• Regular gifts of Inspire11 clothes, office items, and swag.  

Disclaimer 
This document applies only to the United States and to Inspire11 LLC, not our worldwide partners.  

Inspire11 reserves the right to change the benefits offered to employees in accordance with applicable law based on business needs, market conditions, and financial stability. Before changing any benefits, Company will notify all employees of the change and will update this document.  

EEOC 
Inspire11 is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact us at hr@inspire11.com, or inform your recruiting partner. 

About this position:

We’re looking for a deeply technical, strategically minded Domain Architect to lead the next evolution of our platform architecture. In this role, you’ll rapidly assess our existing systems, define convergence opportunities between key domains, and shape the integration strategy that drives scalability, velocity, and long-term technical excellence. You’ll bridge product, engineering, and data to define clear domain boundaries, establish technical standards, and guide the modernization of our architecture—ensuring we balance innovation with business impact.

This role is ideal for an experienced architect who thrives in fast-moving environments, understands the trade-offs between pragmatism and purity, and can translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable decisions across teams.

What you'll be doing:

Strategy

• Evaluate and define the target-state domain architecture across multiple products, identifying convergence opportunities and technical debt reduction paths.
• Design and lead a scalable integration strategy between heterogeneous systems (e.g., Rails <-> Node/React Native via APIs, Kafka, or event streams).
• Define domain boundaries and service ownership models that enable sustainable growth and platform flexibility.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to align architectural priorities with product roadmaps and business outcomes.
• Lead cross-functional discussions on modernization strategy, balancing short-term delivery with long-term scalability.

Technical/ Execution

• Decompose monolithic applications (Rails, Django, Laravel) into domain-based services or bounded contexts, using domain-driven design principles.
• Define integration and data synchronization patterns between distributed systems, ensuring schema evolution and API versioning best practices.
• Architect core platform services—authentication, identity, content, and analytics—shared across web and mobile products.
• Apply deep hands-on knowledge of AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS/Postgres, EventBridge/SNS/SQS) and IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Introduce observability, monitoring, and CI/CD standards (Datadog, OpenTelemetry, GitHub Actions, CircleCI) that support secure, high-quality releases.
• Provide technical mentorship and architectural reviews to ensure strong engineering standards and knowledge transfer across teams.

Team / Collaboration

• Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering leaders to guide architecture decisions that optimize both user experience and technical sustainability.
• Contribute to architecture guilds and domain working groups, defining shared frameworks and principles for system evolution.
• Communicate architectural trade-offs clearly—speed vs scalability, build vs buy, monolith vs microservice—to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Author and socialize Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), domain maps, and shared service contracts to ensure alignment and transparency.
• Act as a trusted advisor and mentor to senior engineers, promoting best practices in distributed system design and software craftsmanship.

Leadership

• Lead by influence across engineering teams, setting a high bar for architectural rigor, documentation, and technical collaboration.
• Champion scalable, pragmatic engineering principles that accelerate business velocity while building for the future.
• Drive the adoption of a modern technical culture—balancing innovation, quality, and accountability.

Research/Best Practices

• Stay current on evolving architectural paradigms (domain-driven design, event-driven systems, microservices, and data mesh patterns).
• Introduce architectural innovations and tools that improve developer efficiency, code quality, and system observability.
• Conduct architecture reviews and share learnings company-wide to foster continuous improvement and technical excellence.

What success looks like:

• Clear domain boundaries and service ownership models are defined and adopted across engineering teams.
• Integration patterns between systems are reliable, documented, and scalable, supporting faster feature delivery.
• Architecture decisions are data-informed, balancing speed, cost, and technical debt effectively.
• The engineering organization demonstrates improved velocity and reduced friction between teams.
• Foundational technical debt reduction and modernization initiatives are underway, with measurable impact on reliability and maintainability.
• You’re seen as a collaborative, trusted technical leader who bridges architecture and product strategy seamlessly.

What you bring:

• 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in a senior or principal architecture role.
• Proven expertise designing and evolving architectures in high-scale, multi-product environments (Rails, Node.js, React Native preferred).
• Deep understanding of domain-driven design (DDD), service decomposition, and event-driven patterns.
• Strong AWS architecture experience (ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, EventBridge, SQS/SNS) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Demonstrated ability to modernize legacy systems incrementally, driving results without full rebuilds.
• Solid understanding of data synchronization, API design, schema evolution, and distributed systems reliability.
• Experience defining and implementing CI/CD pipelines, observability stacks, and deployment strategies (canary, blue-green, multi-env).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to simplify complex ideas for diverse audiences.
• Passion for mentorship, system design, and building architectures that enable product and team growth.

How you work: 

Driven by Impact: You deliver results that matter—prioritizing high-value work, meeting deadlines, and adapting quickly while keeping outcomes clear.

Strategic & Customer-Centric: You anticipate risks and opportunities, connect decisions to long-term growth, and build trust through proactive insights.

Curious & Growth-Oriented: You seek knowledge, ask sharp questions, and apply learnings fast—challenging the status quo with a mindset of improvement.

Collaborative & Resilient: You thrive in change by staying resourceful, solution-focused, and positive—removing roadblocks, sharing insights, and keeping morale high.

Accountable & Honest: You own your work, hold yourself and others to a high bar, and use transparent feedback to drive growth.

Emotionally Intelligent: You build trust through empathy and collaboration, foster inclusion, and inspire others with grit, optimism, and integrity.

Our approach to compensation:

We take a market-based & data-driven approach to compensation. We leverage data from trusted third-party compensation sources to help us understand the market value of a role based on function, level, geographic location, and scope. We evaluate compensation bi-annually, including performance and market-related factors.

Our salaries are benchmarked against market Total Cash Compensation for the geographic location of our job posting. Compensation for some roles is structured as On Target Earnings (OTE = base + commission/variable) while for others it is structured as Salary only.

To comply with local legislation and ensure transparency, we share salary ranges on all job postings. Skills, experience and other factors help determine the final salary we offer which may vary from the original range posted. 

Additionally, all permanent team members are eligible to participate in various benefits plans as part of their overall compensation package.

Salary Range: 

$200,000 - 230,000 OTE

#LI-Hybrid  

Who we are:

At Focused, we move quickly to deliver quality software that achieves client outcomes and meets their customer’s needs. We strategically partner with our clients to leverage our expertise in design and software, while our clients bring their own domain expertise. We work with a variety of clients from different industries, collaborating as we get new products to market, modernizing legacy systems, or helping teams learn the skills they need to be successful.   

Our values:

• Listen first • We are experts in product practices but life long learners in the domain of our customers. We research, collaborate, and understand. 
• Learn why • We ask questions and talk to users to understand problem spaces, objectives, and goals, which allows us to deeply invest and drive towards the outcomes of our clients. 
• Love your craft • We love diving into a variety of domains and solving problems.  We take pride in delivering value, in communicating progress, and guiding our clients to success.

We are seeking an experienced Observability Consultant with deep expertise in OpenTelemetry and strong Platform Engineering capabilities to help organizations implement, optimize, and scale their observability infrastructure. This role requires a specialist who can design comprehensive telemetry strategies, implement distributed tracing solutions, establish robust monitoring practices, and interface closely with clients on the observability journey.

Key Responsibilities:

OpenTelemetry & Observability

• Design and implement end-to-end OpenTelemetry solutions across diverse technology stacks
• Configure and deploy OpenTelemetry Collectors for efficient data collection, processing, sampling, and routing
• Establish telemetry pipelines for metrics, traces, and logs across microservices architectures
• Optimize collector configurations for performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness

Platform Engineering & Infrastructure

• Augment existing infrastructure with with integrated observability solutions
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, etc.
• Architect and manage Kubernetes clusters with comprehensive monitoring and logging
• Build CI/CD pipelines with embedded observability and automated testing

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

• Establish and maintain Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Objectives (SLOs), and Agreements (SLAs)
• Implement error budgets, toil reduction strategies, and capacity planning
• Support incident response procedures and post-mortem processes

Cloud & DevOps Engineering

• Deploy and manage observability infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure
• Establish security, compliance, and governance frameworks for telemetry data
• Experience automating Agent Evaluations in CI/CD pipelines and observability backends.

Required Qualifications:

Core Observability & OpenTelemetry

• 3-5 years of experience in observability, monitoring, and distributed systems
• Deep hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry ecosystem, including SDKs, APIs, and specifications
• Proficiency with OpenTelemetry Collector configuration, processors, exporters, and receivers
• Strong understanding of telemetry data models, semantic conventions, and instrumentation best practices

Platform Engineering & DevOps

• 5+ years of Platform Engineering or DevOps experience with focus on site reliability, observability, and incident response
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, CDK)
• Strong experience with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD)

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Hands-on experience with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their observability services
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, Podman) and container registries
• Knowledge of networking, security, load balancing, and distributed systems concepts

Site Reliability Engineering

• Experience implementing SRE practices including error budgets and toil metrics
• Proficiency in incident management, on-call procedures, and post-mortem culture
• Experience with capacity planning, performance optimization, and scalability design

Programming & Automation

• Proficiency in multiple programming languages preferred (Go, Python, Java, Node.js, Rust)
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Bash, Python, PowerShell)
• Understanding of software engineering best practices and testing methodologies

Preferred Qualifications (Exceptional Candidates)

AI & Agentic Frameworks

• Understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and their application in DevOps
• Knowledge of vector databases, embeddings, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
• Experience with AI/ML model deployment and monitoring in production environments

Leadership & Communication

• Strong technical writing and documentation skills
• Ability to present complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
• A passion for knowledge sharing

Key Competencies

• Systems thinking and ability to design holistic observability solutions
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for complex distributed systems
• Curiosity about emerging technologies, particularly AI applications in operations
• Adaptability to rapidly evolving cloud-native and observability technologies
• Collaborative mindset with focus on enabling developer productivity and system reliability

What Sets Exceptional Candidates Apart:

• Experience with Honeycomb
• Contributions to open-source observability or AI framework projects
• Track record of implementing platform engineering solutions that significantly improved developer experience
• Experience scaling observability infrastructure to handle high event volume

What to know before you apply: 

• This role will require being in the Chicago office three days per week and up to 20% travel within the United States.
• Focused is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of the employment Visa process at this time.
• The Chicago base salary range for this role is $130,000 - $170,000.

Description

As a DevOps/SRE intern, you will be a part of a team which directly works on projects that span every level of our technology stack at TransMarket Group. From developing systems that automate the building, testing, and deployment of latency-sensitive trading applications, to designing and implementing critical back-office data flows and applications, your work will enable us to systematically improve our software. This, in turn, will tighten feedback loops and accelerate application development, directly contributing to increased P&L at the firm.

While closely interacting with our global technology teams, you’ll need to strike a careful balance between reliability and innovation. Given the breadth of the projects you will be involved in, no two days will feel the same. The ideal candidate will be self-driven and excited to learn about our trading operations from top to bottom.

Responsibilities

• Provide day to day support of the firm’s proprietary software trading environment
• Work directly with our Traders, Trade Developers, Platform Developers,  and IT Team to automate and maintain systems for deployment of trading software, configuration management, CI/CD and backtesting pipelines
• Work with end users to design monitoring and alerting systems that can be used to catch and diagnose issues in real time to help ensure the health of our trading environment
• Designing and maintaining continuous delivery pipelines for our  trading platform components. 
• Building and maintaining infrastructure monitoring and alerting systems to help us quickly diagnose and resolve issues.
• Collaborating with co-workers on designing applications and platform components to meet automation requirements.
• Ensuring that software and infrastructure components are up-to-date and free of any security vulnerabilities
• Systematising and then documenting new and existing processes to help us tame our ever changing IT operations
• Working on automated provisioning of new servers and updating existing ones
• Working as part of an in-office team to collaborate directly with our experienced traders and technologists on brainstorming and implementing creative solutions to a wide range of problems.

Requirements

• Pursuing a BA/BS/MS Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or related industry experience
• Must be fluent in Python (or any other programming language at the time of interview).
• Proficient with code collaboration tools (git, GitLab / GitHub / Bitbucket)
• Basics of container-based technology (Docker)
• Basic understanding of how infrastructure management tools work (Ansible or Puppet)
• Basic understanding of CI/CD tools (GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Basic understanding of monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana.
•  Preferred:
  • Understanding of database design and administration.
  • Interest in financial markets and trading software.

About TTC

The Testing Consultancy (TTC) is a global specialist software testing company with a focus on helping organizations transform the way they deliver quality software. We have broad capabilities across a wide range of testing areas that  our clients to increase the speed and quality of software development while reducing risk and cost.

Perks of working for TTC

• Competitive Base Salary
• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• 401K w/ company match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Work Life Balance
• Relaxed Work Environment
• Growth and Development Opportunities

What we're seeking

The Test Architect plays a key strategic role responsible for defining, designing, and implementing the overall test architecture, frameworks, and quality standards across the software development lifecycle. This role ensures that testing practices are efficient, scalable, and aligned with business and technical objectives. Previous work experience of Tricentis tools (Tosca and Qtest mandatory)

As a senior member of the quality engineering team, the Test Architect collaborates with cross-functional teams including development, DevOps, product, and business stakeholders. The test architect will provide technical leadership in test automation, CI/CD integration, performance testing, and test data management, while also mentoring QA teams and championing best practices.

This role is critical in building a culture of continuous quality, driving innovation in testing approaches, and ensuring high levels of software reliability, performance, and customer satisfaction.

Working 4 days at onsite is mandatory (zero exceptions)

Requirements

• Designing enterprise-level test strategies and roadmaps 
• Strong understanding of test lifecycle, SDLC, and DevOps/Agile methodologies 
• Ability to align testing with business goals and technical constraints 
• Knowledge of test environment management and service virtualization 
• Define the overall test architecture for systems and applications. 
• Create test strategies that align with development goals (Agile, DevOps, CI/CD). 
• Select appropriate testing tools and frameworks based on the project requirements. 
• Plan for different testing types: functional, non-functional, regression, automation, performance, security, etc. 
• Design and develop scalable, maintainable, and reusable test automation frameworks. 
• Choose and implement suitable test design patterns (e.g., Page Object Model, BDD, Keyword-driven testing). 
• Ensure frameworks support cross-platform testing (web, mobile, APIs). 
• Guide and mentor QA engineers, test leads, and automation testers. 
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate automated tests in CI/CD pipelines. 
• Advocate for best practices in testing, code quality, and test coverage. 
• Evaluate and recommend test tools (Tricentis application mandatory). 
• Set up and manage test environments and infrastructure (test labs, cloud testing, device farms). 
• Ensure test data management and mock services are in place for isolated testing. 
• Work closely with product owners, developers, DevOps, and business analysts. 
• Mentor QA and automation teams in Tosca scripting, best practices, and debugging. 
• Act as a Tosca SME (Subject Matter Expert) to support multiple test teams across projects. 
• Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and reviews on Tosca and CI/CD tooling. 
• Present test metrics, dashboards, and reports to stakeholders. 
• Participate in architecture reviews and sprint planning meetings. 
• Define and track test automation KPIs (coverage, flakiness, stability). 
• Use Tosca Reporting, dashboards, and integrations with Jira or test management tools for visibility. 
• Identify quality trends and escalate risks early. 
• Define strategies for performance, load, scalability, and security testing. 
• Guide teams in setting up performance benchmarks and tools (e.g., NeoLoad). 
• Research emerging technologies and trends in testing and automation. 
• Continuously evolve the test process based on feedback and retrospectives. 
• Implement AI/ML in testing, shift-left strategies, and self-healing tests where applicable. 

Common Skills & Tools

• Automation: Tricentis Tool Tosca
• Test Management Tools: qTest, Jira
• CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
• Cloud & DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure
• Programming: Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.
• Tosca: Modules, Test Case Design, TDS, DEX, Tosca Commander, Tosca CI
• Manufacturing experience preferred

If your experience or qualifications is similar to our ideal of a successful candidate, please consider applying. Experience comes in many ways; skills may be transferred, but passion for your career can't be substituted. At TTC, we understand the importance of diversity and how much value it brings to the table. Diversity brings about creativity and new perspectives, which is why we beckon everyone to apply.